New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-25
MR.. BALFOUR'S POLICY.
SURPRISING AND DISMAYING THE HOME
RULE LEADERS.


ERARY TOPICs-LORD RosfBERf Al
ROME MRS. J. b. POTTER DE-
MES CERTAIN STORIES
fBY CABLE TO TRIBUNE
Copyright: 1887 North american Cable Ne~s CO.
LONDON, March 24.-The IRISH American meeting
Ut Cooper Institute attracts some attention In Eng
lnusl. but not much. Perhaps MIR. Gladstoncs
and Mr. Parnell's answers to Mr.. Dana's message
attra,t moro Ito ccptical Eriton asks whcfc
the framer Of the resolutions got the informaVion
that the new Crimes bill Is going to suppress con
stitutional liberty suspend trial by jury for pohti
cal offences and abolish the freedom OF The press
IN Ireland Nobody here outside inc Saplnet
knows what s,rt of a measure Mr.. Balfour is going
to introduce but If anything can bc predftcd
safely it Is that he Will leave the press alone.
,"The Morning POST thinks it odd that On Irish
meeting IN Ncw-iUrs sboLl gu ont Of It's way to
praise Mr. Bright. who is not Home Inler. as
Englands greatest statesman. New.Yorkcrs seem
10 have supp scd 1t was Mr.. Gladstone who uttered
Mr. Briyht's famous phrase about force being no
remedy. Mr., Bright says people always quote IL
with u wtons crl ass the decent should be on
remedy"
Debate on Mr.. w. III. Smiths motion TO give pre-
tc1cnce t. tho Coercion bill Is chiefly remarkable
for speeches by Mr. Morley and Mr.. Balfour, both
able but approaching the subject on parallel lines.
which can never meet. Mr.. Gladstone speaks TO-
nj ht and vote will be taken. If the present agree
ment is kept, on Friday night.
M. Ba,four becomes daily greater sur?iisc to
the IRISH in the House Ills Irish policy is dcvcl-
opiny itself in the direction of firm government
with unexampled rapidity. "Unncd Ireland
storms away ut him calls lin "Ialfour tic bloody
with q ii .cr's heart in q woInan's hide; y and
warns him That even Pince }ismaIc OK failed when
nc tired to violate the privileges of the CbIrch
This intensity Of language may fiic the lrlsi heart
but so far as English politics arc concerned II iS
50 much ammunition to the enemy. SO are some
Of MIR. Patrick Ford's sentences. reported This
morning by cable.
The new Under Secretary for Ireland, General
Sanlkey tno relation TO Messs. Moody and Santey)
IS il not dragon officer, w',irh Mr Ba.four was
supposed to prefer, distinguished engineer, who
commanded an engineer UrpS du1ng Tie N'ehah
war, lie Is d,s' rihcd by Anelo-iriSh o';nns .s
typical Anclo-Indlan with strong notions about
60, ernng subject races.
One prolonged popular demonstration from al'
classes seems TO be an accurate act ouht o. the
Oucen,s visit TO BIEhnchan MI tic Mtilands
were there all the ceremonies duly transa ted
and Birmingham long supposed 10 DC The most
radical, prU> cd itself to te among the most ioIal
of English cities. Mr. Chamberlain, tho man
whom birmingham still delights u honor. became
the hero of thc occasion. tho Queen scnding for
him while on the platform Of the Town Hall and
talking with hun Tor some timt auihl the awed
sJ,ence Of his fellow citizens.
Just tribute appears IN The Daily News to
its former E Edlior. Mr.. Frank lIilL. whose Life OF
Canning is re icwci edtorTtly this morning ana
praised MS u deserves Mr. HIPS critic, while
nj hty protecting AGAINST the arctiscd thirst Tor
short books. considers this us wei done as any
such thing can bc. Its author knows fn;iisi
political history few men know IT, Perhaps
one VI the knowing ONES is the writer OF this anu
Gle. WIT he certainly IS. Quoting Canning
batkncyel sentence, Il rallcd the New World ,to
existence 10 redress the balance of the Old, he
remarks thai this refers tp Canhin.'s icroendjon
CT IN. s.mh American republics, which nave since
,a,,rr r.ckct.d than rcdrcssed tl.c balance of the
Ga World
The discussion between authors and publishers
is cout.Iu,a by Mr.. George Smith. w'cse lons
leIcr ~ tc-Gsy.s Times" is wl.;tcn IN a sp rit
ye,y different from Mr.. Marstons angry contribu-
thns. Mr. smith expresses belief that Mr. Besant :
accus:1,.n Of dishonest dealing is with respect IT,
a large majority of publishers absolutely unfound
ed Pcrllais re Judges others by himself. Mr.
Smith, VIII Sc firm is that Of Mcssrs. Smith, Elder
e. Co., stands If not alone among English publish
ers ut leost above every imputa'ion lie Is Mr
Browninss publisher, and it was in order to tes
tify to Mr.. Smiths honorable and liberal dealing
with him that Mr.. Browning refused an invitat ion
TO become Of the viccpresidcnts OF the society
Of Authors. Mr. Smiths letter is full OF practical
business suggestions. lie tells bis fellow publish
crs plainly that If they wish TO relieve themselves
from the charges made they must either re-
linpuish their business or must render accounts
TO authors in such form as will remove all posi-
hility of doubt or question. Mr. Smith supplies
such q form explicit, detailed, and perfectly in
telIE1ble. MIR. Marstons opinion on it would be
interesting.
Lord Rosebcry may thank tie snowstorm wh,tb
drove him back to Rome for some interesting cx'
pcriences Count Robiant. now perhaps the fore
most man in Italy, paid MIN two hours visit,
during which, it is easy to con ecture the two
ministers had something to say 10 each other about
the relations of England and Italy, and contlncn'
tai politics in general. Subsequently Lord Rose
bcry had an audience OF the Iope Elsting nearly
an hour Lord and Lady Roscbcry dined with
Mr. and Mrs. Story, visited ms studio. and saw his
new and wonderful "ClcOpatra; probably the mas
terpiece of the American sculptor which everybody
asrccs IN adnriDg They visItcl another famous
Roman studio, Herr Lahnbach's, now containing
thrcc portraits of Prince bismarck and portraits
of Count Won Moltke, DR.. Dollin er, Mr.. Giads one
and numerous other celebrities They pres
ent at the cci,si>to Dry last Thursday, WI i, they
thought magnificent light. The Pore was earned
IN state and all lns court were III Sixteenth Cen
fury costumes FVe carClnals received the hat.
.,,o- n Canadian AMI one an American Many
Americans were PRESENT. Lord ROscbery left again
on Monday for ViInna where he arrived ycster.
day meeting no snowstorm lie goes theme by
pressing III, Itation Of Prince Bismarck TO Bcrln'
and reioins Iady Ecscbery III Paris. where she
arrived yesterday.
Lord Randolph Churchill was in Rome at The
same th1c. The stories about his escape from
quarantine are confirmed. lie and Mr.. 1yrwhitt
his traA clllnc romnuinn. cot h;llcY through. bul